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By Bernie Monegain | 01:00 am | August 07, 2007
Senate legislation introduced August 3 calls for an overhaul of the $400 million program charged with ensuring the quality and efficiency of Medicare services. Sens. Chuck Gr...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | August 03, 2007
Hospital groups across the country today are assessing the potential impact of the final IPPS rule issued by the Ce...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | August 03, 2007
Solidcore Systems, Inc., a Cupertino, Calif-based provider of change control software for critical systems, has announced that WorkingRx, a provider of workers' compensation pharmacy...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 03, 2007
The full Senate yesterday approved the Senate Finance Committee's proposed $35 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The 68-31 vote comes one day after the House approved...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 02, 2007
The House of Representatives passed the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act in a 225 to 204 vote on Aug. 1. The legislation, which w...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | August 02, 2007
The nation's hospitals will get an extra year to adapt to Medicare's new severity-adjusted payment system, according to a final rule released Aug. 1 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services....
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | August 01, 2007
As the debate over how to fund an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program heats up, America's Health Insurance Plans has criticized the option of cutting funding to Medicare Advanta...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | August 01, 2007
The federal government has announced additional steps to limit the risk of fraud in the durable medical equipment contracting process. Late last week, the Centers...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 31, 2007
The Premier Healthcare Alliance has announced its plans to pilot a patient safety and healthcare quality program. The Charlotte, NC-based alliance, representing 1,70...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 31, 2007
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to begin dissemination of national provider identifier numbers today on its Web site. The August 1 release, del...